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4 Attaching Cables to the Sensor Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to connect the cables to the various ports of your Sensor. Contents Cable the Console port Cable the Auxiliary port Connect the cable to the Response port About the fail-open port Cable the Management port About connecting cables to the Monitoring ports Connect the cables for in-line mode Connect the cables for tap mode Connect the cables for SPAN or hub mode Cable the failover interconnection ports How does the fail-open function work Cable the Console port The Console port is used to set up and configure the Sensor. Task 1 For console connections, plug the DB9 Console cable supplied by McAfee into the Console port. This port is labeled Console on the Sensor front panel. 2 Connect the other end of the Console cable directly to a COM port of the PC or terminal server you will use to configure the Sensor, for example, a PC running the correctly configured Windows HyperTerminal software. You must connect directly to the console for initial configuration. Required settings for HyperTerminal are: Name Baud rate Number of bits Parity Stop bits Flow Control Setting 38400 8 None 1 None 3 Power on the Sensor. McAfee® Network Security Platform M-6050 Sensor Product Guide 25